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![Show Contents]() Brickes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland
The original Gaelic versions of today's Irish names demonstrate a proud, ancient past. The original Gaelic form of the name Brickes is Ó Bruic, from the word broc, which means badger. 1 Early Origins of the Brickes familyThe surname Brickes was first found in Munster, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. Early History of the Brickes familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brickes research. Another 157 words (11 lines of text) covering the year 1845 is included under the topic Early Brickes History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Brickes Spelling VariationsPeople who were accounted for by scribes and church officials often had their name recorded many different ways because pronunciation was the only guide those scribes and church officials had to go by. This resulted in the problem of one person's name being recorded under several different variations, creating the illusion of more than one person. Among the many spelling variations of the surname Brickes that are preserved in archival documents are Brick, O'Brick, Bricke, Bricks, O'Bric, O'Bruik, Bruic and many more. Early Notables of the Brickes familyMore information is included under the topic Early Brickes Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Brickes migration to the United States | + |
Irish families left their homeland in astonishing numbers during the 19th century in search of a better life. Although individual reasons vary, most of these Irish families suffered from extreme poverty, lack of work opportunities, and exorbitant rents in their homeland. Many decided to travel to Australia or North America in the hopes of finding greater opportunities and land. The Irish immigrants that came to North America initially settled on the East Coast, often in major centers such as Boston or New York. But like the many other cultures to settle in North America, the Irish traveled to almost any region they felt held greater promise; as a result, many Irish with gold fever moved all the way out to the Pacific coast. Others before that time left for land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula, or the Maritimes as United Empire Loyalists, for many Irish did choose to side with the English during the American War of Independence. The earliest wave of Irish migration, however, occurred during the Great Potato Famine of the 1840s. An examination of early immigration and passenger lists has revealed many people bearing the Brickes name:
Brickes Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Ralph Brickes, who landed in Virginia in 1657 2
- MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Brickes migration to the United States 
